Wake up, Romanian, from your deadly sleep n care te-adncir barbarii de tirani Into which you've been

sunk by the barbaric tyrants Acum ori niciodat croiete-i alt soart, Now, or never, your fate renew, La care s se-nchine i cruzii ti dumani. To which your enemies will bow. Acum ori niciodat s dm dovezi n lume Now or never let's give proof to the world C-n aste mni mai curge un snge de roman, That in these veins still flows a Roman blood, i c-n a noastre piepturi pstrm cu fal-un nume That in our chests we still maintain our pride in a name Triumftor n lupte, un nume de Traian. The victor in his battles, the name of Trajan! [note 1] nal-i lata frunte i caut-n giur de tine, Raise your broad forehead and look around you Cum stau ca brazi n munte voinici sute de mii; Like fir trees, hundreds of thousands of heroes are standing firm; Un glas ei mai ateapt i sar ca lupi n stne, A voice they still wait for, to jump like wolves among the sheep, Btrni, brbai, juni, tineri, din muni i din cmpii. Elders, men, youths, boys, from mountains to the plains. Privii, mree umbre, Mihai, tefan, Corvine, Watch on, shadows of highnesses, Mihai, Stefan, Corvinus, Romna naiune, ai votri strnepoi, The Romanian Nation, your great grandchildren, Cu braele armate, cu focul vostru-n vine, With weapons in their arms, with your fire in their veins, "Viaan libertate ori moarte" strig toi. "Life in freedom or death!" shout all. Pre voi v nimicir a pizmei rutate You were vanquished by the evils of your envy i oarba neunire la Milcov i Carpai And by your blind disunity, at Milcov and the Carpathians Dar noi, ptruni la suflet de sfnta libertate, But we, whose souls were pierced by holy liberty, Jurm c vom da mna, s fim pururea frai. Swear that for ever in brotherhood will join. O mam vduvit de la Mihai cel Mare A widowed mother from the time of Michael the Great[note 2] Pretinde de la fii-i azi mn dajutori, Claims from her sons today a helping hand, i blastm cu lacrmi n ochi pe oriicare, Casting curses, with tears in her eyes, on whosoever, n astfel de pericul s-ar face vnztori. In such great peril, a traitor would become. De fulgere s piar, de trsnet i pucioas, Of thunder and of brimstone should they perish Oricare s-ar retrage din gloriosul loc, Those who flee our glorious endeavor Cnd patria sau mama, cu inima duioas, When our land or our mother with tears in her heart, Va cere ca s trecem prin sabie i foc. Will ask us to cross through swords and blazing fire. N-ajunge iataganul barbarei semilune, Didn't we have enough of the yatagan of the barbaric crescent A crui plgi fatale i azi le mai simim; Whose fatal wounds even today we still feel; Acum se vr cnuta n vetrele strbune, Now the knout[note 3] is intruding our ancestral homes, Dar martor ne e Domnul c vii nu o primim. But we give witness before the Lord that alive, we do not accept it Najunge despotismul cu-ntreaga lui orbie, Didn't we have enough of the blinded despotism Al crui jug de seculi ca vitele-l purtm; Whose yoke, like cattle, for centuries we've carried? Acum se-ncearc cruzii, cu oarba lor trufie, Now let the cruel ones try, in their blind arrogance, S ne rpeasc limba, dar mori numai o dm. To take away our language, we'll give it only if we're dead! Romni din patru unghiuri, acum ori niciodat Romanians from the four corners, now or never Unii-v n cuget, unii-v-n simiri. Unite in thought, unite in feeling Strigai n lumea larg c Dunrea-i furat Proclaim to the wide world that the Danube is stolen Prin intrig

i sil, viclene uneltiri. Through intrigue and coercion, sly machinations Preoi, cu crucea-n frunte cci oastea e cretin, Priests, lead with your crucifixes! Because our army is Christian, Deviza-i libertate i scopul ei preasfnt. The motto is Liberty and its goal is holy, Murim mai bine-n lupt, cu glorie deplin, Better to die in battle, in full glory, Dect s fim sclavi iari n vechiul nost'pmnt. Than to once again be slaves upon our ancient ground!